British policymakers heard on Monday the testimony of a former Facebook executive, who is a whistleblower and has shared multiple internal documents with policymakers, regulators and journalists to help makeRead More
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Informant Haugen says Facebook is making online hate worse
LONDON (AP) – Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen He told British lawmakers on Monday that the social media giant is fueling online hatred and extremism, failing to protect children from harmfulRead More
Can Facebook sue whistleblower Frances Haugen?
Facebook recently took a tougher stance against the whistleblower Frances Haugensuggests that the social network may consider legal retaliation from now on Haugen went public with internal research he copiedRead More
Frances Haugen says Facebook’s algorithms are dangerous. Here’s why.
In his statement, Haugen repeatedly highlighted how these phenomena are worse in non-English speaking regions as Facebook unevenly covers different languages. “In countries where there are no systems of integrityRead More
Frances Haugen Says Facebook Products Are Harming Children and Stoke
Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product executive, will appear before a Senate hearing on Tuesday to press for more regulation of Facebook. Below is an excerpt from the keynote speechRead More
Who is Frances Haugen? Facebook Informant
Who is Frances Haugen? The once Facebook product manager has been making waves behind the scenes for weeks. After accumulating thousands of pages of Facebook documents while working for theRead More
Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen says products harm children, fuel
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Facebook data scientist told Congress on Tuesday that the social networking giant’s products are harming children and fueling polarization in the US, while its executivesRead More
Frances Haugen, Facebook informant, claims the social network feeds
Facebook Security measures designed to curb misinformation and riots were prematurely shut down after Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in last year’s election in a money-making move that a corporateRead More